Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“What about the twins7″ Elene’s whole expression changed. Now she looked collected, unjust as Savvy used to see her when she arrived in the North.
“Surprisingly, they don’t speak much about it,” the Westerner admitted.
“I see,” Ellene stood up and went to her walk-in closet, going through the racks with clothes.
“This will not do.” Savannah followed her, impressed by the sudden change.
She figured out in the very beginning that the Princess was the one to control Chloe and Claude. At the same time, the famous siblings controlled the voice of the nation. They could bend the narrative any way they liked.
“What are you going to do?” Savvy wondered, leaning against the door frame and watching the girl in front of her picking a beautiful white tweed dress with pearls.
“I am going to remind them that the show must go on,” Elene clenched her l!ps, but slowly, they curled into a vague smile.
“After all, we haven’t aired the last episode of yet. We can still turn everything around!” Savvy left her room in relief, hoping Elene would do everything she promised.
“How did it go?” Kyle caught her on the way back.
“Better than I expected,” Savannah smirked and jabbed him with her elbow slightly.
“And how lovely it is to see you!” Kyle’s house arrest may have been over, but he still spent most of his time in Evelyn’s room.
“We saw each other yesterday!” The guy rolled his eyes as he went down the long corridor.
“That was the day before yesterday!” She retorted.
“Seriously, what are you doing there?!” A smug expression appeared on his face and she ran her palm over her face.
“Wait! Don’t tell me!” “What can I say, we clicked like two pieces of a puzzle, like Yin and Yang, like…” Kyle was listing the things he probably considered poetic.
“Yeah, got the idea!” Savvy let out a laugh.
“You finally have a girlfriend!” “Look who’s talking!” He teased her and then mimicked her voice, “I only come to the North for the alliance! I will never love again! Blah-blah-blah!” Savvy narrowed her eyes at him, “And you are going to be Petra’s step-daddy!” She cackled menacingly, and Kyle had to give up.
“Anyway, what do you need from me now?” Kyle asked.
“Lynn and I will do anything to help.”
“Lynn and I,” Savannah tasted the words on her tongue.
“Gosh, K, you are seriously in love!”
“Shh!” He placed his finger to his l!ps.
“Not so loud! So, what do you need?”
“A lot, Kyle. A lot!” she admitted easily.
“We have a lot of work to do before the big announcement in a week.”
“Everything has to be perfect!” Elene was checking everyone in line as if they were her troops.
“We need to perform as a united front! This is the only way!” She glanced at Gideon, and he nodded politely, keeping his beautiful wife, in an elegant golden dress, close. Riannon was glowing.
“We will do our best.” She a*s*sured the Northern Princess, and Elene f0rced a smile. It was still slightly awkward, but they were getting there.
“Are we really doing this?” Savannah asked, and Kai entwined their fingers together as he held her hand. She looked radiant today in a dress one of the best Northern designers was ordered to make for the occasion by Elene.
The delicate pale lilac colour wasn’t the regal purple just yet, but it hinted that the crown would adorn this woman’s head very soon. The embroidery shimmered in intricate traditional Northern patterns, and the North Star necklace sparkled on her neck.
This was an off-shoulder gown with long flared sleeves, and Savvy had her hair down, only two diamond hairpins keeping her locks in place on the right side of her head – one in the shape of the Northern Star and the other – a crescent.
Elene was the first to walk out to the oversized balcony, where they would address people. In the square below, thousands of Northerners gathered to glimpse not just one but two royal families. Something so rare that most people travelled from afar to witness it.
The security had to be tripled, and Kai let Western warriors join them. Gideon and Riannon followed Elene, greeted by the people with loud, joyous screams.
It was announced just one day before that the Lycan King of the Western Kingdom arrived here with his Queen, which could only mean one thing. They weren’t enemies anymore. Although hostility was in both countries’ history for centuries, it was exhausting. And in the modern world, people have desired peace for quite some time. Not to mention, there were bigger threats over there.
“Of course, we are doing this,” Kai smiled at his future bride.
“In fact, I can’t wait anymore. So, shall we?”
“Yes, we shall!” Savvy took a deep breath, and they walked out in the open.
The light of the Northern sky blinded them temporarily, and immediately a drone flew to film them from up close. They waved at the people, and Savannah tried to look confident despite being nervous. The stress of the past weeks was finally catching up with her. Kai didn’t let go of her hand the whole time, which helped her a lot. She could feel his support; she knew he was there for her despite everything. He would get her through this day.
About a week before, Chloe and Claude started stage one of their plan. The footage of Bjorn running around the maze and away from lycan warriors, hiding underground when he could and making his people do the same, was released.
With the twins commenting mercilessly on all that, of course. That video was followed by footage of Savannah getting out of the silver pit by literally leaving her mark on it.
But the cherry on the cake was Mikaela’s interview. The cat did not want to owe anything to the lycaness, so she made it very clear that Savvy defeated her in the Trials but then made sure to come back to get her out when the explosions started, probably saving her life.
The Truthteller also helped, posting a few “candid” images of Elene and Savannah very comfortable in each other’s company and claiming that.
And then a few more of Savannah with Kai.
It did not convince everyone that she was the best Luna for the North, but the mood shifted slightly in her favour. After all, she did prove herself as a true warrior.
The announcement today was the second part of their plan. They waited some more, and the remaining contenders joined them as their esteemed guests. Astrid, Petra, Naya, Inga, Celia, Brigit and Mikaela stood in a line behind them.
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